Whananaki bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.52° S 174.48° E

Whananaki bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
15.4°C
0.0° 

Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 6AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (03 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (03 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 73mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the E by Sun morning).

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
2.3
ESE
7
3
ESE
8
3
E
8
2.5
E
8
2.1
E
8
2.1
E
8
2.3
E
7
2.4
E
7
2.3
E
7
2.2
E
7
2
E
7
1.8
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
9
8
16
15
30
44
44
62
62
70
70
542
1072
1186
786
501
486
569
620
569
524
439
348
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
S
10
NNW
5
WNW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
ESE
45
E
45
ESE
40
E
35
E
35
E
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:27AM1.94m
1:06PM2.00m
1:25AM1.86m
2:08PM1.94m
2:30AM1.80m
3:14PM1.91m
Low Tide
6:47AM0.19m
7:23PM0.37m
7:45AM0.26m
8:27PM0.42m
8:49AM0.31m
9:35PM0.43m
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clear
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light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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light rain
light rain
rain showers
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6:54
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7:25
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7:27
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1
4
17
12
9
2
1
4
5
9
4
4
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
13
18
16
16
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
Feels °C
9
8
8
11
16
14
15
10
11
12
11
11
4
4
5
6
6
6
7
7
7
9
9
9
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